Suhua Peng1, Chunchao Xia2, Kaiying Yang1, Siyuan Chen3, Yi Ji4. 1. Division of Oncology, Department of Pediatric Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, #37 Guo-Xue-Xiang, 610041, Chengdu, China. 2. Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, 610041, Chengdu, China. 3. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, #37 Guo-Xue-Xiang, 610041, Chengdu, China. siy_chen@163.com. 4. Division of Oncology, Department of Pediatric Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, #37 Guo-Xue-Xiang, 610041, Chengdu, China. jijiyuanyuan@163.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Kaposiform haemangioendothelioma (KHE) is a rare, locally aggressive disorder. The presenting and imaging features of KHE can overlap with other vascular anomalies and tumours. We aimed to analyse the imaging findings of KHE disorder and highlight features most suggestive of this diagnosis. METHODS: The clinical features and imaging findings were retrospectively reviewed in 64 patients with pathological diagnosis of KHE. RESULTS: Of the 64 patients diagnosed with KHE, 36 patients were < 6 months and 28 patients were ≥ 6 months. The most common presenting features were Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP, 42.2 %), visible cutaneous lesions (90.6 %), oedema or swelling (43.8 %) and destructive changes or remodelling of adjacent bone (42.2 %). Compared with patients in the group ≥ 6 months, patients in the group < 6 months have higher odds of KMP (P = 0.000), infiltrative lesion with ill-defined borders (P = 0.044). The group ≥ 6 months have higher odds of destructive changes or remodelling of adjacent bone (P = 0.002). In all patients, the lesions in all of the 64 patients were hypointense or isointense compared with muscle on T1-weighted sequences, and hyperintense on T2-weighted or inversion-recovery sequences, nine patients (14.1 %) showed vascularity. There were 28 patients (43.8 %) with characteristic enhancing and infiltrative soft-tissue thickening. CONCLUSIONS: Presence of visible cutaneous lesions with ill-defined borders, destructive changes or remodelling of adjacent bone, severe thrombocytopenia and consumptive coagulopathy should favour the diagnosis of KHE.
BACKGROUND:Kaposiform haemangioendothelioma (KHE) is a rare, locally aggressive disorder. The presenting and imaging features of KHE can overlap with other vascular anomalies and tumours. We aimed to analyse the imaging findings of KHE disorder and highlight features most suggestive of this diagnosis. METHODS: The clinical features and imaging findings were retrospectively reviewed in 64 patients with pathological diagnosis of KHE. RESULTS: Of the 64 patients diagnosed with KHE, 36 patients were < 6 months and 28 patients were ≥ 6 months. The most common presenting features were Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP, 42.2 %), visible cutaneous lesions (90.6 %), oedema or swelling (43.8 %) and destructive changes or remodelling of adjacent bone (42.2 %). Compared with patients in the group ≥ 6 months, patients in the group < 6 months have higher odds of KMP (P = 0.000), infiltrative lesion with ill-defined borders (P = 0.044). The group ≥ 6 months have higher odds of destructive changes or remodelling of adjacent bone (P = 0.002). In all patients, the lesions in all of the 64 patients were hypointense or isointense compared with muscle on T1-weighted sequences, and hyperintense on T2-weighted or inversion-recovery sequences, nine patients (14.1 %) showed vascularity. There were 28 patients (43.8 %) with characteristic enhancing and infiltrative soft-tissue thickening. CONCLUSIONS: Presence of visible cutaneous lesions with ill-defined borders, destructive changes or remodelling of adjacent bone, severe thrombocytopenia and consumptive coagulopathy should favour the diagnosis of KHE.
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Kaposiform haemangioendothelioma; Kasabach-merritt phenomenon; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiography
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